387 search results for “text immune responses” in the Staff website
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Transcriptional regulation of effector-triggered immunity (ETI): from tissue to cells
PhD defence
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Grants for research on immune cells, vegan cheese and PFAS detection
Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognised through grants, prizes and other awards. We highlight some of these achievements below.
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Gerrit van UitertFaculty of Humanities
g.c.van.uitert@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272117
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Max Joosten
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.a.joosten@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Responsible collaboration
When you work with partners from home or abroad, these collaborations must be safe and responsible.
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Targeting the immune system to inhibit atherosclerosis
A new treatment for atherosclerosis showed promising results in isolated cells but proved to be less effective in initial animal tests. Bachelor student Biopharmaceutical Sciences Willemijn van der Heijden aimed to understand why. She investigated whether the formation of a protein layer around the…
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Bart RoepFaculty of Medicine
b.o.roep@lumc.nl | 071 5263869
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Guidelines for web texts
Visitors to a website want to see immediately if the content is worth reading. The text should therefore be appealing and ‘scannable’.
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Script: Writing your text
The purpose of writing a script is to create a visually engaging storyline for the video. Depending on the extent of the video production, your text can be quite simple or written-out in detail. Filming in a studio or on location with a videomaker usually means you need to translate your story into…
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Drugs for our immune system in the right place at the right time
Immunologist Leender Trouw specialises in the complement system, which is part of the immune system. In some diseases drugs help activate or inhibit this system. This is best done ‘in the right place at the right time’ − the title of his inaugural lecture.
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Marja Oudega
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.h.oudega@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Automated Text Recognition Using Transkribus
Workshop
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Turning the tables on tuberculosis: boosting our own immune forces
Tuberculosis bacteria survive by hiding in our immune cells. In her PhD research, biologist Salomé Muñoz Sánchez explores how boosting the body’s own defenses might outsmart this deadly pathogen. Her work reveals two key proteins that help immune cells destroy the bacteria.
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Leila Akkari appointed Special Professor of Cancer–immune interactions
Leila Akkari was appointed Special Professor of Cancer-immune interactions at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) on 15 December. Akkari is a researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), where she studies the relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, with a particular focus…
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.h.kazimierczuk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jin YanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.yan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alex BrandsenFaculty of Archaeology
a.brandsen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jennifer SchenseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.schense.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278586
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Henk KeldermanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.kelderman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Cornelis HokkeFaculty of Medicine
c.h.hokke@lumc.nl | 071 5265065
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protection strategies: Ding lab receives 2.4M grant to investigate plant immunity
Plant biologist Pingtao Ding, assistant professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), has received a 2.4 million European grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This ERC Starting Grant for promising young researchers allows him to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which plants resist…
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Huub de GrootFaculty of Science
groot_h@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274539
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Nees Jan van EckFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
ecknjpvan@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276445
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Academia in Motion: ‘Our collective responsibility to create, share and improve knowledge’
Anna van ’t Veer is the face of Open Science Community Leiden (OSCL). She calls for an academic system that centres transparency. ‘Culture chance can only be achieved together.’
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Responsible Removals: Holistic Portfolio Design, Systems Integration, and Equitable Allocation of Carbon Dioxide Removal
PhD defence
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Leiden University outlines approach to responsible collaboration fol-lowing advice of Committee on Human Rights
Leiden University is announcing its approach for sensitive collabora-tion with external partners. This has been prompted by the ongoing, troubling situation in the Middle East and the recent advice from the Committee on Human Rights and Conflict Areas regarding current col-laboration with Israeli pa…
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Margo DonaFaculty of Science
m.a.dona@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
m.yazdanbakhsh@lumc.nl | 071 5265067
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Paul van den BroekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
p.vandenbroek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lifeng HanFaculty of Science
l.han@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Andrea BartolucciFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.bartolucci@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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LUMC will administer first Dutch stem cell gene therapy to patients
Researchers and clinicians at Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) are about to begin a milestone clinical study. It will be the first time a stem cell gene therapy developed in the Netherlands is used in a clinic. The therapy will be used to treat children with SCID, a rare disorder where children…
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Firefighting robots must be developed responsibly
As robotics advances in the field of emergency response, firefighting robots – or 'firebots' – offer promising improvements in safety and operational efficiency. However, to ensure these technologies truly benefit society, non-technological factors must be considered from the outset.
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Arnout KoornneefFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.w.koornneef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271861
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Annemarie MeijerFaculty of Science
a.h.meijer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274927
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Karsten LambersFaculty of Archaeology
k.lambers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mark van BuchemFaculty of Medicine
m.a.van_buchem@lumc.nl | 071 5264376
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Cornelis van KootenFaculty of Medicine
c.van_kooten@lumc.nl | 071 5262148
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Frank BaasFaculty of Medicine
f.baas@lumc.nl |
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Patrick van Hage
Faculty of Science
p.van.hage@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274950
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Researchers discover how malaria parasite survives in mosquitoes
Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have discovered how malaria parasites escape the immune system of mosquitoes. The so-called QC enzyme changes proteins on the outside of the malaria parasite such that the immune cells are unable to recognise the parasite. As a result, the parasite…
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Alex Geert CastermansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.g.castermans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277400
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Anneke MonsmaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.p.monsma@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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'Rutte cannot fully hide behind indirect responsibility'
On Friday 15 January, the Dutch ‘Rutte III’ government resigned following the scathing report on the childcare benefits scandal. What are the political consequences?
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Werken aan een effectiever malariavaccin
In het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum wordt gewerkt aan de ontwikkeling van een nieuw malariavaccin dat effectiever is dan de huidige vaccins.
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Maurijn van der ZeeFaculty of Science
m.van.der.zee@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274885
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiFaculty of Medicine
l.f.de_geus-oei@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Irene Pascual GarciaFaculty of Science
i.pascual.garcia@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727